This is the first development version of the upcoming DeMuDi 1.2.0, a Debian-based distribution with a focus on multimedia: "AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0-beta0, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio/video, has been released. This version is the first beta of the 1.2.0 series, which sport tighter integration with Debian, using the Sarge Debian Installer and the CDD (Custom Debian Distributions) framework. Please report all bugs, requests, criticisms using our development portal. Instructions on how to report bugs and requests are available here." Download: demudi_1.2.0-beta0_i386.iso (530MB).

AGNULA (acronym for A GNU/Linux Audio distribution, pronounced with a strong g) is the name of a project funded by the European Commission. The project is coordinated by the Centro Tempo Reale in Firenze and involves important research centers and institutions. AGNULA's main task will be the development of two reference distributions for the GNU/Linux operating system completely based on Free Software (i.e. under a FSF approved Free Software license) and completely devoted to professional and consumer audio applications and multimedia development. One distribution will be Debian-based (DeMuDi) and the other will be Red Hat-based (ReHMuDi). Both will be available on the network for download and on CD. The project started on the 1st April 2002 and will last for two years. In the second year the project will also extend to hardware platforms other than PCs (e.g. PowerPCs, 64-bit architectures).

AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.1 has been released: "AGNULA/DeMuDI 1.2.1, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio and music, has been released. This release is the second of the 1.2.x series, and sports a complete integration with Debian, using the Debian Sarge Installer and the CDD (Custom Debian Distributions) concept. Instructions on how to download and install it can be found here and a list of frequently asked questions here. We hope you enjoy AGNULA/DeMuDi! Please report your impressions on our mailing lists or with the issue tracking system. Bug reports as well as hints and suggestions are always welcome!" See the complete release announcement for more information. The installation CD of AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.1 can be downloaded from here: demudi-install_1.2.1_i386.iso (558MB, MD5).

A/DeMuDi 1.2.1-rc2, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio, has been released: "Please testers install it on some partition, run your favorite programs (better launching them from the menu), and report your impressions on the AGNULA mailing lists. Bug reports as well as hints and suggestions are always welcome! Before starting to play around please have a look to the various README files: http://download.agnula.org/1.2/1.2.1/." Here is the release announcement. Download: demudi-install_1.2.1-rc2_i386.iso (493MB).

The developers of the DeMuDi audio distribution have released a beta of A/DeMuDi 1.2.1, live edition: "I've built up a first prototype of what will be the A/DeMuDi live CD. It's based on Ubuntu's live CD, which is in turn a well-designed combination of the debian-installer and the KNOPPIX approach (cloop compressed filesystem). This is just a prototype with a few key applications, meant as a proof of concept. However I've the feeling is working quite well :) To save time, I've simply remastered (i.e. hacked) an Ubuntu image, but the plan is to eventually incorporate Ubuntu changes (very few though) in the official Debian installer and set up a proper build system which creates the ISO image from scratch, as it's done for the installable image." Here is the release announcement. Download: demudi-live_1.2.1-beta_i386.iso (579MB).

A release candidate of the upcoming AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.1 has been released: "The first release candidate of A/DeMuDi 1.2.1 is available. It should be quite stable and usable, but it is meant for testers only. An official announce will be made as soon as we get to the final 1.2.1, so please be patient. All the known bugs of the beta have been fixed and some new bleeding-edge packages have been included too. Testers, please check that everything is OK for you. It would be helpful to test both fresh installs and upgrades from A/DeMuDi 1.2.0. If you find bugs, please read here." More details and download links are available in the release announcement. Get the ISO image from here: demudi_1.2.1-rc1_i386.iso (644MB).

A beta release of the AGNULA/DeMuDi audio distribution, version 1.2.1, is available for download and testing: "It's an experimental version for testers only. An official announcement will be made as soon as we get to the final 1.2.1, so please be patient. It would be helpful to test both fresh installs and upgrades from AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0. Before using it please have a look at the READMEs. If you find bugs, please read here." This is the full announcement with further details and download links. Get it from here: demudi_1.2.1-beta_i386.iso (629MB).

A new stable version of the AGNULA/DeMuDi audio distribution is out: "AGNULA/DeMuDI 1.2.0, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio, has been released. This release is first of the 1.2.x series, which sports tighter integration with Debian, using the Sarge Debian Installer and the CDD (Custom Debian Distributions) framework. Highlights: installer - running apt-get update in case network is available; configuration - added a cfengine script to properly set /dev/dsp /dev/mixers links and permissions; kernel - applied i2c and lm-sensors patches; menus - added missing menu entry for Gnome Wave Cleaner in Sound/DSP; applications - added gtkguitune to the DSP task, lm-sensors and sensord to the packages installed by default, GEM to the Synthesis task...." Read the full announcement and FAQs for further details. Download: demudi_1.2.0_i386.iso (647MB).

This is from the announcement about the release of AGNULA/DeMuDi version 1.2.0, release candidate 3: "The third release candidate of AGNULA/DeMuDI 1.2.0, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio, has been released. As this release is going to be the final candidate for the 1.2.0, we would like to invite all the audio developers whose application is included to test the distribution and check that everything is OK with their software. Highlights: fixed keyboard layout configuration for X; uncommenting external APT sources when the network is configured...." The full announcement. Download: demudi_1.2.0-rc3_i386.iso (647MB).

The second release candidate of AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio/video, has been released: "This version is the second release candidate of the 1.2.0 series, which sports tighter integration with Debian, using the Sarge Debian Installer and the CDD (Custom Debian Distributions) framework. It's mainly a bug fixing release, with few additions. It's almost completed and quite usable." Instructions on how to download and install demudi_1.2.0-rc2_i386.iso (647MB) can be found here, and a list of frequently asked questions here.

AGNULA/DeMuDi 1.2.0-beta2, the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for audio/video, has been released: "This version is the third beta of the 1.2.0 series, which sports tighter integration with Debian, using the Sarge Debian Installer and the CDD (Custom Debian Distributions) framework. It's mainly a bug fixing release, with few additions. It's still meant for testing, but should be quite usable." Instructions on how to download and install demudi_1.2.0-beta2_i386.iso (611MB) can be found here, and DeMuDi 1.2.0-beta2 FAQ here.

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